distant
distant
adjective
adjective
- far away in space or time
遥远的；久远的
distant parts of the world.
世界上遥远的地方。
I remember that distant afternoon.
我记得很久之前的那个下午。
■[predic.](after a measurement) at a specified distance
在特定距离之外的
the star is 30,000 light years distant from Earth.
这颗行星远离地球三万光年。
the town lay half a mile distant.
该镇位于半英里外。
■(of a sound) faint or vague because far away
（声音）远处传来的；隐约的
the distant bark of some farm dog.
远处传来农家的犬吠声。
■(figurative)remote or far apart in resemblance or relationship
(喻)相似程度不大的；（关系）疏远的
a distant acquaintance.
一位认识但不太熟的人。
■[attrib.](of a person) not closely related
远亲的
a distant cousin of the King.
国王的远房表亲。 - (of a person) not intimate; cool or reserved
（人）不亲密的；冷淡的；矜持的
his children found him strangely distant.
他的孩子发现他很奇怪地变得冷淡了。
she and my father were distant with each other.
她和我父亲关系冷淡。
■remote; abstracted
恍惚的；心不在焉的
a distant look in his eyes.
他迷离的眼神。
- late Middle English: from Latin distant- 'standing apart', from the verb distare, from dis- 'apart' + stare 'stand'
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